--- title: "13 Records Quotes By Andrew Bird" description: "13 Records quotes by Andrew Bird. Plus more from Andrew Bird and more Records sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/andrew-bird-4041_hours_every-time-i-make-a-record-it-s-kind-of_2799582.png" --- > [Every time I make a record, it's kind of like scarification or something. You work 15 hours until you're stupid. You're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/every-time-i-make-a-record-it-s-kind-of-like-scarification-or/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/andrew-bird-4041_hours_every-time-i-make-a-record-it-s-kind-of_2799582.png) > [You can build up expectations for a song before you record it, and then it's like nothing's good enough in the studio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/you-can-build-up-expectations-for-a-song-before-you-record-it-and/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/andrew-bird-4041_enough_you-can-build-up-expectations-for-a-song_2780081.png) > [I don't like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I'm making the record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-don-t-like-to-disappear-between-records-i-like-to-play-shows-while/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/andrew-bird-4041_disappear_i-don-t-like-to-disappear-between-record_1192870.png) > [I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-put-a-lot-into-my-records-and-i-won-t-release-anything-i-m-not/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/andrew-bird-4041_records_i-put-a-lot-into-my-records-and-i-won-t_3004842.png) > [It's like you don't know you're making a record unless you're half-killing yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/it-s-like-you-don-t-know-you-re-making-a-record-unless-you-re-half/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/andrew-bird-4041_half_it-s-like-you-don-t-know-you-re-making-a_1364164.png) > [I finished touring the last record and I started recording new .I never really left the bubble, which is I think a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-finished-touring-the-last-record-and-i-started-recording-new-i/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/andrew-bird-4041_break_i-finished-touring-the-last-record-and-i_2460985.jpg) > [Most records, you build from the drums and bass up. This one, we started with the vocals in Nashville and recorded them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/most-records-you-build-from-the-drums-and-bass-up-this-one-we-started/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/andrew-bird-4041_adornment_most-records-you-build-from-the-drums-an_1458172.png) > [The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler-it-s-the-kind-of-stuff-on/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/andrew-bird-4041_bits_the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler_617822.png) > [There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like "The Privateers," or "Why," from a much earlier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-songs-that-could-either-be-taken-as-a-conversation-between/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/andrew-bird-4041_communication_there-s-songs-that-could-either-be-taken_698934.png) > [Anyway, I'm digressing, but this is just kind of this 10-and-a-half-minute, ambient - you hear cicadas and birds and the wind outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/anyway-i-m-digressing-but-this-is-just-kind-of-this-10-and-a-half/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/andrew-bird-4041_ambient_anyway-i-m-digressing-but-this-is-just-k_3071190.png) > [I can't relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-can-t-relate-to-the-process-of-just-disappearing-and-writing-a/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e67/andrew-bird-4041_disappear_i-can-t-relate-to-the-process-of-just-di_1815218.jpg) > [I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-any-songwriter-or-record-no-matter-how-good-it-is-can-become/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/andrew-bird-4041_four_i-think-any-songwriter-or-record-no-matt_2912773.jpg) > [I don't get particularly precious about things like this, though. Like the record company said, "We need a radio edit that delivers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-don-t-get-particularly-precious-about-things-like-this-though-like/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/andrew-bird-4041_art_i-don-t-get-particularly-precious-about_2110675.jpg) ## Other authors on Records ## More by Andrew Bird > [I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for me, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-ve-always-felt-that-dark-lyrics-with-dark-music-is-pretty-useless/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-don-t-write-poetry-and-then-strum-some-chords-and-then-fit-the/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [There's kind of this unequaled thrill of playing a half-finished song, it's kind of sense of slight embarrassment; like you're blushing. I like doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-kind-of-this-unequaled-thrill-of-playing-a-half-finished-song/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-really-into-the-tone-of-my/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-anti-aging-advert-that-i-would-like-to-see-is-a-baby-covered-in/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I'm just trying to get my body in shape so that I can handle it. It's a very physically demanding thing. I've been doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-m-just-trying-to-get-my-body-in-shape-so-that-i-can-handle-it-it-s/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-way-i-work-i-m-not-a-confessional-singer-songwriter/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to the texture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve-been-very-interested-in-tone/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-problem-is-when-you-re-working-with-orchestras-you-only-get-the/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-i-m-still-a-little-too-intense-for-my-own-good-sometimes/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I have the barn, it's just kind of like a studio. Almost all artists have la studio to work in, and that's really what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-have-the-barn-it-s-just-kind-of-like-a-studio-almost-all-artists/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-always-a-tension-between-wanting-to-write-a-really-concise/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [Sometimes I just think we're not meant to fly halfway around the world in a day. That some kind of mutation is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/sometimes-i-just-think-we-re-not-meant-to-fly-halfway-around-the/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-write-a-lot-more-when-i-m-happy-because-you-re-hopeful-you-re/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-ve-done-my-share-of-busking-and-it-s-fun-until-it-isn-t-there-are/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/records/andrew-bird/#itemlist", "name": "13 Records Quotes By Andrew Bird", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every time I make a record, it's kind of like scarification or something. You work 15 hours until you're stupid. 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Some of them sound experimental, polyrhythmic loops that I make.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Bird" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler-it-s-the-kind-of-stuff-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/andrew-bird-4041_bits_the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler_617822.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/andrew-bird-4041_bits_the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler_617822.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/andrew-bird-4041_bits_the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler_617822.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my…” — Andrew Bird", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like \"The Privateers,\" or \"Why,\" from a much earlier record. Or \"Glass Figurine.\" That's my version of a relationship song.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Bird" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-songs-that-could-either-be-taken-as-a-conversation-between/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/andrew-bird-4041_communication_there-s-songs-that-could-either-be-taken_698934.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/andrew-bird-4041_communication_there-s-songs-that-could-either-be-taken_698934.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/andrew-bird-4041_communication_there-s-songs-that-could-either-be-taken_698934.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like \"The Privateers,\" or…” — Andrew Bird", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anyway, I'm digressing, but this is just kind of this 10-and-a-half-minute, ambient - you hear cicadas and birds and the wind outside and crickets as I'm swelling the piece. I could never do that on a pop record. 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